It’s been nearly 40 years since Wheel of Fortune premiered, but contestants are still breaking new ground. This week, two finalists in a row won the game show’s $100,000 prize during the bonus round — aka the highest bonus prize possible! First, contestant Lisa Kramer scooped up the grand prize on Monday’s (Feb. 7) episode, taking home the $100,000 bonus and a grand total of
$116,700 in winnings. That alone would’ve been cause for celebration, but things got even more exciting on Tuesday. “On yesterday’s show, we gave $100,000 in the bonus round,” Sajak remarked. “I checked the rules. It can happen two days in a row. Nothing says you can’t do that.” But back-to-back bonus round wins had never happened — until now! After contestant Mark Baer solved the “Event” category puzzle with the answer “A Quick Flight,” he cheered as Sajak revealed that he had
also won the $100,000 bonus (bringing Baer’s total winnings to $126,550). “Wouldn’t you know it, I just sold all my confetti stock!” Sajak exclaimed. “Well, after almost 40 years, new things still happen around here.” Luckily, Baer offered to help Sajak and co-host Vanna White clean up all that pesky confetti. Naturally, fans took to Twitter to celebrate the Wheel of Fortune milestone. And who knows? Maybe this historic news will encourage even more viewers to compete on the
show themselves. As one fan put it: “Now I really want to audition for it!” Wow! I can't believe it! Back to back 100K wins on Wheel Of Fortune. OMG. Now I really want to audition for it! 💸💸💙💜❤💚 — Clarence Jalen Storm (@AgentJalen18) February 9, 2022
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Contestants have been so successful on Wheel of Fortune this week that some viewers are suspicious that something is going on behind the scenes. For three episodes in a row, a contestant has won the top prize of $100,000 during the bonus round. A streak like this has never happened before in the show's 39 seasons, which led some viewers to ponder whether the show was making this happen on purpose. That's not the case, according to host Pat Sajak, who took to Twitter to shoot down any conspiracy theorists after only two days in a row of $100K winners. Read on to see the host's response and to find out more about the record-setting winnings. RELATED: Joy Behar Says This One Thing Has Kept Her From Getting Fired From The View.  On Monday's episode, Lisa Kramer made it to the bonus round, solved the puzzle, and found out she chose the $100,000 prize card out of the 24 cards available. On Tuesday's episode, the same thing happened with contestant Mark Baer. Even that was enough to surprise Sajak, make headlines for the show, and get people talking about a possible conspiracy. "Wouldn't ya know it, I just sold all my confetti stock," Sajak joked on the show as confetti rained down on Baer. "Well, even after almost 40 years, new things happen around here." He added, "We'll see you next time. Let's go for three." In a video with his daughter, Maggie Sajak, who is Wheel of Fortune's social correspondent, Sajak explained of choosing the $100K envelope, "There are 24 [spaces], which means you have a 4% chance of landing on the $100,000, a little over 4%, and of course the odds are even greater because you have to solve a puzzle." On Wednesday, Sajak's "let's go for three" wish actually came true when contestant Bree Yokouchi also won the $100,000 prize. "Who's going to book my trip to Vegas?" Sajak said when he opened the prize card, revealing the $100,000 win. He then jokingly walked off stage. "That's it. I'm out of here," he said. RELATED: For more celebrity news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. After the first two top prize wins, Sajak took to Twitter to explain that the show wasn't fixed, for anyone who was positing the back-to-back wins might have been planned out. "A quick reminder to conspiracy theorists: thanks to the quiz show scandals of the 1950s, fixing a TV game show is a federal crime. I really like our players, and I'd like them all to win, but I draw the line at serving prison time," Sajak wrote on Feb. 9. Sajak also replied to a Twitter user who suggested that he and co-host Vanna White open up all the cards during an episode to prove to people that there is really only one $100,000 card. Sajak replied, "Anyone silly enough to believe in things like that cannot be convinced of anything. It would be a total waste of time. I love how one day we're 'robbing' players of their winnings and then we're 'allowing' them to win. Some folks just have a conspiratorial nature. Best to ignore." In his tweet, Sajak referenced viewers who were angry about a situation that happened in December. Some fans were annoyed that contestant Charlene Rubush did not win an Audi car in the bonus round because she paused too long between the words in her answer. "You know, this one's tough because you said all the right words," Sajak explained to Rubush. "But, as you know, it's got to be, more or less, continuous. We'll allow for a little pause, but not four or five seconds. I'm sorry, you did a good job in getting it, but we can't give you the prize." This led to backlash from some viewers. And even the car company itself got in on the action, promising that it would be giving Rubush a car to make up for the close call. RELATED: Jeopardy! Just Did This for the First Time Ever. Lia Beck Lia Beck is a writer living in Richmond, Virginia. In addition to Best Life, she has written for Refinery29, Bustle, Hello Giggles, InStyle, and more. Read more |
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